Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-19

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The charts below give information about a public library in a town called Little Chalfont.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

 

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The illustrated table and charts demonstrate multiple set of information about a public library in Little Chalfont.

It is evident from the pie chart that almost half of its library members consist of adults who age somewhere around 18 to 64. Rest of the proportions are shared by children, young adults and old people above the age of 65. Among them, children had the largest share of about 22% and the other 27% was almost equally shared by young adults and older people.

Library members there had a habit of borrowing different stuffs from the library, as it can be clearly seen from the 2007 to 2016 surveys. About 76% of the overall loans were found out to be equally shared between children's fiction and adult fiction. Conversely, non-fictions were borrowed by 19% of people overall which is nowhere near in popularity as compared to fictions.

The long 10 year wide data gives evidence of the steadily increasing trend of the number of loans. In 2007, the amount hovered around 16,000, but it experienced a steep rise in 2008 which plateaued in the following year. From year 2010 and onwards the number of loans fluctuated around 20,000 up until the latest data collected in 2016. Although, it experienced fluctuations the number of loans in the last 3 years had a marginal increase every year, and this number peaked at 2016 with a staggering number of about 22,000.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three visuals and identify several important features: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group, fiction accounts for most loans, and total borrowing rises overall. The figures for the age groups and the combined 76% share of children’s and adult fiction are accurate. However, some details are unclear or incomplete. The statement that the remaining 27% was “almost equally shared” overlooks that children account for 22%, while young adults and older adults are 15% and 12%. The loan-category summary also omits children’s DVDs, young-adult loans and adult audio books. Your overview of the line graph is broadly sound, but “steadily increasing” is too general because the total falls in several years; describe the overall rise alongside these fluctuations.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a clear sequence, with separate paragraphs for membership, loan categories and the ten-year trend. This makes the main comparisons easy to locate, and linking phrases such as “Conversely” and “Although” help show relationships between points. The organisation is coherent overall, but the opening paragraph does not provide a concise overview of the most significant features across all the visuals. Some connections are also imprecise: “as it can be clearly seen from the 2007 to 2016 surveys” links borrowing categories to a period that applies to the line graph, not the category breakdown. To strengthen progression, introduce the overall patterns first, then group supporting details by chart and use references that clearly identify which data each sentence describes.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary to describe proportions and trends, including “shared,” “plateaued,” “fluctuated” and “peaked.” These choices help communicate the main information, and the meaning is generally clear. However, some less suitable or imprecise expressions reduce naturalness: “multiple set of information,” “different stuffs,” “long 10 year wide data” and “staggering number” are not appropriate or precise for a neutral chart summary. “Non-fictions” is also an awkward plural form, and “old people” is less suitable than a neutral age-group label. Aim for concise, conventional data-reporting language and use the chart’s categories consistently, such as “adult non-fiction” and “members aged 65 and over.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses beginning “Although” and “as,” and most of the message remains understandable. Some grammatical errors are present, but they rarely prevent the reader from following your comparisons. For example, “multiple set of information” has a number-agreement problem, and “adults who age somewhere around 18 to 64” uses an incorrect clause structure. In “From year 2010 and onwards,” the article and preposition pattern are not controlled, while “Although, it experienced fluctuations” has unnecessary punctuation after the subordinating conjunction. Review articles, agreement and clause punctuation, and prefer direct constructions such as “adults aged 18–64” and “from 2010 onwards.”

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